pneumonic

[ noo-mon-ik, nyoo- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
2. pertaining to or affected with pneumonia.

pneumonic

/ njuːˈmɒnɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary
2. of or relating to pneumonia

Other Words From

• postpneu·monic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumonic¹

1665–75; < New Latin pneumonicus < Greek pneumonikós. See pneumon-, -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumonic¹

C17: from New Latin pneumonicus, from Greek, from pneumon lung

Example Sentences

First, bubonic (rhymes with pneumonic but is altogether different) is a local infection sequestered in a lymph node.

From The Daily Beast

The patient has been described by some reports as having “bubonic” plague and by others as having developed the “pneumonic” form.

From The Daily Beast

The increased mortality was undoubtedly due to unsuspected plague cases of either the pneumonic or the septicemic type.

From Project Gutenberg

Pneumonia Phylacogen has been found to be a dependable means of preventing and treating pneumonic complications of Influenza.

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Some cases were fatal in a few days, either from the intensity of the fever or from pneumonic complication.

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In pneumonic cases the bacillus may be found in the sputum of the patient.

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It occurs in several forms, of which the bubonic and the pneumonic are the most common.

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